Virginia Woolf - "Mrs. Dalloway": How does Woolf's interweaving of different characters' streams of consciousness in "Mrs. Dalloway" create a sense of the collective experience of modern urban life and the lingering psychological effects of World War I on individuals within that society?
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The separate consciousnesses remain entirely isolated and do not intersect thematically.
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The fluid movement between characters' inner thoughts reveals the interconnectedness of individual lives and the shared, often unspoken, impact of historical trauma and societal pressures on their perceptions and experiences.
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The novel primarily focuses on the superficial social interactions of the upper class.
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The narrative voice remains consistently objective and detached from the characters' inner lives.